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@twid (Todd) grew from 573 to 16,800 followers in 13 hours, averaging about 20…

2026-07-16 · 16:34 UTC ·@alexocheema ·0 min read

Brief

Alex Cheema reports that @twid (Todd) surged from 573 to 16,800 followers in 13 hours—roughly 20 followers per minute—after leaving Apple. Cheema portrays Todd as an ex-Apple legend who first saw Cheema's work and championed Apple Silicon for Local AI, and uses the post to promote and encourage following Todd now that he can speak openly.

Why it matters

@twid (Todd) grew from 573 to 16,800 followers in 13 hours, averaging about 20 new followers per minute according to Alex Cheema.

Key details

  • Todd is described as an ex-Apple veteran who early recognized Alex Cheema's work and the potential of Apple Silicon for Local AI; Alex says Todd recently left Apple and can now speak openly on Twitter.
  • Alex Cheema publicly endorsed Todd as 'criminally underfollowed' and urged his audience to follow him.
Source evidence

That's more like it.

@twid just went from 573 to 16.8K followers in 13 hours.

20 new followers every minute.

Alex Cheema (@alexocheema)

Todd is an ex-Apple legend.

He was one of the first people I met at Apple who saw my work and saw the potential of Apple Silicon as a platform for Local AI. At the time nobody understood it.

He just left Apple and can finally talk openly on Twitter (Apple don't let you do that!)

He's criminally underfollowed with 573 followers.

Go follow him!

— https://nitter.net/alexocheema/status/2077584297155043535#m